Word: retied
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...Reti, Czecho-Slovakia...
...more than 30 days, through ten duels of two games each, Dr. Lasker had been at or near the top. Of the 20 games, he lost only one to Capablanca. He was forced to draw six games, but Capablanca in addition to losing one game (to Reti, CzechoSlovak) was drawn to a tie in nine games...
Prize money went: to Dr. Lasker, $1,500; to Capablanca, $1,000; to Alekhinc, $750; to Marshall, $500; to Reti, $300. But everybody got a prize. Among the innumerable special awards was a silver cup from W. M. Vance of Princeton and $75 in gold from Albert H. Loeb of Chicago, to Reti for his game against Bogolju-bow, deemed the most brilliant game of them all. Loud were the patriotic plaudits that American Marshall should do so well, and to him was given the second brilliancy prize?also for a game against Bogoljubow. Bogoljubow, the so brilliantly defeated...
...first half (11 rounds) of the international chess tournament closed, Dr. Lasker, the German, was the only player who had not once been defeated. The Russian, Alekhine, had won in as many games but had lost one. The championship appeared to lie between these two men and Reti of Czecho-Slovakia and Capablanca of Cuba, present champ. The two Americans (Ed. Lasker of Chicago and Frank Marshall of New York) stood at the bottom of the list, save one. At the very bottom was Englishman Yates...
...Richard Reti Czecho-Slovakia...